The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-19
CREsCO, IOWA, THURSDAY, MAY 10, ls8

Wing, after five ballots, tho fIrst ballot
being. Red Wing 3, Pennington 5, Hastings
1, Shakol ee l. The last ballot stood, Red
Wing hss.nss r. snaoopss a,,S r61 IS stsss .ss
Reform School is valued at t250,UOO.
The Milwaukee q st. Paul depot q
Owafonna, was burned to tho ground
at $50 Tuesday morning. A large
amount of freight that was stored ct
owners risk was lost; only tickets and 2
few articles in the agents Office being saved.
The people will now ask that . union depot
be built by the two roads. The st. Paul
mail bag was burned with contents In tho
depot fire.
Seeding in Wabasha County II finished
The acreage Of wheat il much smaller than
in prior years. The acreage Of barley, oats
and corn is an increase of about 10 per cent
over last year. The farmers have become
weary OF raising wheat ut the prices paid
for that cereal during the past few years.
They find it much more profitable TO adopt
diversified methods of farming. Many Of
them have engaged quite heavily In stoct
raising.
At Dawson, Sunday, Station Agent Hin.
sey was shot while on . cunning trip. he
ard companion in working their boat over
some rapids discharged q gun lying In the
UOILOIu Vi Lu0 OO6J, LILO Cu0EkO Vi t0O UOOy
lodging in Mr.. Hinsey's arm. In spite Of
the efforts Of three surgeons the wound
proved fatal on the 9th. Mr.. Hinsey
was an Odd Fellow and Mason. He was
severely wounded during tho war. a wife
and child survive him.
The prospects are favorable that Mankato,
Rochester and Red Wing and possibly
some other interior Minnesota cities viii be
awarded free postal delivery. According
to the recommendation Of Post Office In1
spector Spangler MankatO will be divided
into four districts, with q carrier to each
district and about 80 letter boxes This
viii give two deliveries day. The pay 81
carriers for the first year is from o000 to
$50. There will probably. be . mounted
carrier for the north Fart Of the city.
Col D. A. Robertson and family, Of st
Paul, were passengers on tho Inflated l..
Champagne at its collision near Havre.
The passengers were transferred to tho La
Bretagne and pursued their homeward
voyage. Regarding tho collision Mrs. Rob.
ertson said: When the disaster happened. :
lady: said: my anxiety ID that French
sailors get excited and lose their heads, y
but the result shows that French sailors are
splendid seamen. am convinced that their
coolness and discipline cannot b surpassed.
Bishop Ireland, Of St Paul was . pas
sengeron the Umbria, which reached New
York from Liverpool, on the 9th. The com.
mittee to meet Bishop Ireland Of st. Paul,
was headed by Father Riordan Of Castle
Garden and they were accompanied by Z
committee from Philadelphia, who came
for the purpose by direction Of Archbishop
Ryan. Bishop Ireland has been In Europe
over six mORths. His mission TO the old
continent was two-fold. He went with the
Bishop OF Richmond, Va, to make arrange
ments with the sovereign pontiR for the g
tablishment of Catholic university, and
also to enlist the sympathy Of the prelatel
Of the Catholic church In forwarding thu
work of the Catholic land and colonization
association, of which he is president. Il
his conversation with prelates in Europe
Bishop Ireland strongly urged them to dis
courage emigration to the towns OF thil
country, and left with..them circulars show
| ing the great advantages the prairies ol
this country offered the industrious farmel
for making living and even : fortune
The Bishop spent . week in his NATIVE
county Of Kilkenny, Ireland, before b,
sailed for home.